Jemappes

[146] Chuquet, "Jemappes," 196-7, shows that the urgent needs of the army in Belgium were the _raison d'être_ of the decree.

William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898

A boat coming ashore from the "Jemappes" to take off the officers, who had been dining on shore, at the postern gate known as the Ragged Staff, which had been left open for their convenience, made a mistake in the darkness, and came alongside of another landing stage, the guard of which turned out and fired a volley, which luckily did not hit anybody.

Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Prince De Joinville 1859

Utopia, to chimeras, to wrath, to vanity, to fear; possessing all the forms of personal intrepidity; a general at Valmy; a soldier at Jemappes; attacked eight times by regicides and always smiling.

Les Miserables 2008

As de Lescure had said, the old soldiers of Valmy and of Jemappes were there.

La Vend�e 2004

Allies in retreat following a French victory by Gen. Dumouriez at Jemappes.

d. The National Convention: The Revolution's Most Radical Phase 2001

Some stanzas, more remarkable for their patriotism than their poetry, were chanted by Minerva, Juno, and the rest of the Olympians, IN HONOUR of the "jour magnifique de victoire, Jemappes."

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Various

"And how old were you then, at Jemappes?" asked I. "Somewhere about fifteen," said he.

The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

The first attacks against Belgium were easily repulsed by the imperial troops, commanded by national leaders, but the victory of Jemappes (November 6th), won by

Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Emile Cammaerts 1915

"He was severely wounded at Jemappes," was the answer.

The Trampling of the Lilies Rafael Sabatini 1912

He became aide-de-camp to Dumourier, and is celebrated for his bravery at the battle of Jemappes.

Juniper Hall: A Rendezvous of Certain Illustrious Personages during the French Revolution, Including Alexandre D'Arblay and Fanny Burney 1904